The Shirestone Academy

The Shirestone Academy is performing at an outstanding level across all domains, maintaining its high standards since its last inspection in 2014. The school community fosters a strong sense of belonging, with pupils, parents, and staff describing the environment as a 'big family.' Pupils are happy, feel safe, and are highly engaged in their learning, benefitting from an ambitious curriculum tailored to their needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Notable strengths include exceptional relationships between pupils and staff, supporting a warm and caring culture, and setting high expectations for behaviour. Pupils display remarkable attitudes towards learning, which are facilitated by dedicated and well-trained teachers. Early years provision is particularly strong, helping children develop social and emotional skills quickly. The school has also effectively engaged parents, enhancing its community involvement.

Strengths

• Exceptional relationships between pupils and staff.
• High expectations of behaviour leading to a positive learning environment.
• Meticulous curriculum design tailored for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on developing resilience and perseverance in pupils.
• Highly effective early years provision with a focus on social and emotional skills.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Shirestone Academy attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at The Shirestone Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Shirestone Academy had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.9% of pupils at The Shirestone Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Shirestone Academy received £7,958 and spent £7,935 for each of its 233 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £120,000 (£515 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, income was £7,171 and spending £7,108 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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The Shirestone Academy is part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, which runs 37 schools. The nearest others:

• Valley Primary Solihull
• Chandos Primary School Birmingham
• Billesley Primary School Birmingham
• Peterbrook Primary School Solihull
• Kings Rise Academy Birmingham
• Hollywood Primary School Birmingham
• Tiverton Academy Birmingham
• Shireland Hall Primary Academy Smethwick
• Harborne Primary School Birmingham
• Kings Norton Primary School Birmingham

What is The Shirestone Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Shirestone Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was The Shirestone Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Shirestone Academy was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does The Shirestone Academy have?

The Shirestone Academy has 241 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Shirestone Academy cover?

The Shirestone Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Shirestone Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Shirestone Academy?

The Shirestone Academy is at Shirestone Road, Tile Cross, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 0DH.